NBA: This Center Is So Stable

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Chapter 173 Nash blasts Randolph

With Randolph’s departure, this weak Blazers team is no match for the Eastern Conference’s top rookie.

The reason why Randolph was able to gain a foothold in the Blazers after the playoffs last season.

In addition to his outstanding performance in the playoffs, it also exposed the weakness of the Blazers’ team on paper.

Except for Rasheed Wallace, who was traded away in the middle of the season, it is difficult to find a stable scoring point other than Randolph in this Blazers team.

Randolph did not return in the first half, which also led to the situation where Cheeks had no one available.

He simply changed to a small lineup, trying to use mobility to delay Wang Song’s downstroke.

But when Randolph left the court, the Blazers were greatly affected, no less than the Knicks, who were absent from both Houston and Kurt Thomas. Even if their fighting spirit was full for the playoffs at this moment, the gap in hard power still made it difficult for these role players to find a way to defeat their opponents.

This situation did not gradually improve until the second half of the game.

After giving Randolph a thought education in the locker room, Cheeks tried to let him play.

Randolph did restrain himself a lot after returning to the court, but as a player, once suppressed, he would not be able to exert his full strength.

Randolph, who was already somewhat depressed because of the technical foul given by the referee, played more and more restrained after returning to the game, and could only watch his opponent working in the air in the Blazers’ penalty area.

On the other side.

The Knicks’ duo’s connection was also reckless, and Nash believed what Wang Song said to him before he came on the court.

As long as you flick your wrist and throw the ball into the basket, you can successfully get 1 assist.

After three quarters.

78:67!

The Knicks have already overtaken and are leading by 11 points.

Although Randolph played conservatively in the second half, he still had 4 fouls.

So at the beginning of the last quarter, the abominable Chinese rookie deliberately fouled him and successfully scored 2+1.

The free throw extended the Knicks’ lead to 20 points, which also announced that the game officially entered garbage time.

Cheeks replaced the depressed Randolph in advance.

In this game, Randolph got 15 points and 8 rebounds by the end of the game.

At first glance, the performance seems good, but 5 of 15 shots only have a hit rate of 33%, which is not a brilliant performance for an inside player.

In the stands.

The cheers of the Trail Blazers’ home fans gradually disappeared in the stadium as the game progressed.

Instead, various insults and boos were heard.

Portland fans tried to put pressure on the visiting players in this way to save the Trail Blazers.

It must be said that this roundabout way of saving the country has a certain effect.

But in the face of the absolute score difference, the charge to chase points was very mediocre.

The current broadcast camera is also gradually shifting its focus, no longer focusing on the garbage time game, and the big screen on the top of the stadium began to give Jordan in the audience.

“Michael, I think Zach still has great potential. Although his performance today is not so outstanding and he has committed more fouls, a performance of 15+8 still has a lot of room for growth for a third-year student.”

Nike’s North American president once again expressed his love for Randolph to Jordan.

The domineering short-haired man next to him rarely directly participates in Nike’s internal management, but he is a real Nike shareholder.

For the players newly signed in the AJ series, it can be said that Jordan has the final say.

Even John, the president of North America, can only provide advice.

“By the way, Michael, that guy is said to be a fanatical Joe fan in the league. I believe he can not only bring you emotional value, but also be your loyal supporter of the AJ series.”

Looking at John who has been promoting Randolph, Jordan had a blank expression.

He turned his head and looked at the game on the court.

John thought that it was his sincere recommendation of the candidate that moved Jordan a little, and was about to continue to blow Randolph’s rainbow fart.

Jordan raised his hand in front of him.

In fact, he was just looking at Wang Song sitting on the Knicks bench.

“Enough, John! I will consider Randolph, but I believe we have other options. We can see them before we draw conclusions.”

For John, this “colleague” who rarely gets along with each other, no matter how you say it, has a role in Nike.

Jordan would still give a basic face to a well-known person.

Although John’s persuasion was not impressive!

Jordan looked at the data column of the Knicks rookie: Wang Song played 35 minutes in the whole game, scored 30 points, 18 rebounds, 7 blocks and 5 assists.

Seeing this data, Jordan felt a little melancholy for a while, and then began to feel relieved.

What made him sad was that this mini quadruple-double data looked really abnormal. Even when Jordan was about to retire, he kept saying that the league’s standards were softening and scoring was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables. However, it was not easy for anyone, including himself, to be as comprehensive as Wang Song.

As for relief.

That was when he was almost shut out in the duel with Wang Song, and he felt much better after seeing his opponent’s performance on the court.

While thinking, the whistle blew to end the game.

The Knicks defeated the Trail Blazers with a score of 105:89!

Post-match interview.

“To be honest, we didn’t play very well today. If we enter the playoffs with this attitude, I believe the opponent will deal us a heavy blow like the Knicks today. Before the game started, I thought Randolph would be the final answer to dominate this game, but emotional problems still exist!”

Cheeks was very sincere in front of the camera.

When the Trail Blazers entered the loser group, he did not show a high-handed attitude, but instead summarized the problems with a focused face.

To this day, he still believes that if Randolph had not received that technical foul, the game would still be suspenseful.

“About that Chinese center? Although I don’t want to admit it, he has become the nightmare of the Trail Blazers today. If Randolph now asks God to borrow another 10 centimeters, he may be able to defeat that guy head-on, but God is unlikely to agree to this request, so please give the Trail Blazers some time, Zach is evolving at a speed visible to the naked eye.”

In addition to the head coach, the Trail Blazers players.

Randolph refused the post-match interview.

And the Knicks on the other side.

D’Antoni also faced the problem directly in front of the camera, expressing the panic of the team’s almost overturning. In the end, he turned into Wang Biao, saying that fortunately the team had Wang Song to back it up.

Wang Song, who scored a quadruple-double, did not leave much content in front of the camera. This was already a common statistic for him. Instead, Nash opened up the conversation.

“At the beginning of the game, Wang told me that as long as I gave him the ball, I would become the assist king of the game…” At this point, Nash spread his fingers and pointed to the technical statistics panel on the side: “As you can see, I got 16 assists in this game!”

“As for Zach Randolph, that guy should control his temper and talk with the ball on the court. Trash talk is the attitude of a winner rather than gunpowder that explodes himself.”

Nash’s direct bombardment caught the media on the scene.

When the Portland media wanted to dig out more explosive materials from the Knicks guard, Nash waved his hand and stopped.

(End of this chapter)